Articles by Grist staff

Can't See the Forest for the Buildings

Many urban areas across the U.S. have lost about one-third of their trees in the last 25 years, in large part because of suburban sprawl and development, according to a survey by American Forests, a conservation group. Seattle is a prime example of this trend, the group noted as it convened in the city for […]

Ambushed

A lawsuit filed yesterday accuses GOP presidential front-runner George W. Bush of trampling the free-speech rights of environmentalists who protested in front of the Texas governor’s mansion. The enviros, who were speaking out against the state’s air-pollution policies, were arrested by state police four times between March and May of this year, and all four […]

Well Hello, Dalai

The World Bank said yesterday that it will launch a full investigation into a controversial Chinese project that would resettle some 58,000 poor farmers onto environmentally sensitive land in a historically Tibetan area where the Dalai Lama was born. The bank approved but then deferred a $40 million loan for the project in June. Germany […]

This Little Carbon Went to Market

The Sydney Futures Exchange is setting up a market in Australia in carbon sequestration credits, or units of carbon dioxide that have been absorbed by trees. Industries will be able to buy the credits and use them to offset carbon emissions from the production of electricity, steel, aluminum, and other products. The global market, to […]